Archive for the ‘paper’ Category

card catalog

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

We have stacks of these old library catalog cards that get inserted into our paper packs. This one made me look forward to all that spring and summer brings. -j

flip flop

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

a captain from our daughter’s flip flop book. aye aye!

Dear Lover-O-Mine

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

“affectionate kiss card”
post card correspondence from 1942
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forecast: snow

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

snow_hiker

They’re predicting a lot of snow here in the DC area starting tomorrow night. Stocking up on milk and searching for our sled and snow suits. Maybe we’ll get enough to make an igloo and/or snowfort? We will see.

pink + orange

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

pink_paper_collections1pink_paper_collectionsLove assorting paper for our Paper Packs.
Adding these sweet amazing stamps to packs I’m making right now.
-j

hawaii

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Hawaii-300-dpiWe just got a letter in the mail with this new stamp. Going to get a book of these at our post office tomorrow.

air mail

Monday, October 19th, 2009

airmail_southwest

Lately have been into collecting air mail stamps. Found this website Americana Air Mail Society that has a great catalog to browse.

lovely

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

sigma_lutin_1968got a bunch of these to insert into the paper packs in our shop.

woodtype

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

grainedit_woodtype

One of my favorite things when I worked as a graphic designer is the beautiful paper samples and type catalogs I would receive in the mail. This incredible gem I discovered on grainedit (one of our favorite blog reads), it’s a promotional piece from 1966 for a new paper produced by Simpson Lee paper company.